contumacious(contemptuous of authority) adjective [UK: ˌkɒn.tjuː.ˈmeɪ.ʃəs] [US: ˌkɒn.tjuː.ˈmeɪ.ʃəs] defiant(defying) adjective [UK: dɪ.ˈfaɪənt] [US: də.ˈfaɪənt] disobedient(not obedient) adjective [UK: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbiː.dɪənt] [US: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈbiː.diənt] intractable(not tractable) adjective [UK: ˌɪn.ˈtræk.təb.l̩] [US: ˌɪn.ˈtræk.təb.l̩] rebellious(showing rebellion) adjective [UK: rɪ.ˈbe.lɪəs] [US: rə.ˈbe.ljəs] recalcitrant(marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority) adjective [UK: rɪˈk.æl.sɪ.trənt] [US: rɪˈk.æl.sə.trənt] refractory(obstinate; strongly opposed) adjective [UK: rɪ.ˈfræk.tə.ri] [US: rə.ˈfræk.tə.ri] restive(resistant of control; stubborn) adjective [UK: ˈre.stɪv] [US: ˈre.stɪv] unbowed(not subdued or deterred) adjective [UK: ˌʌn.ˈbaʊd] [US: ənˈbod] unruly [unrulier, unruliest](wild) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈruː.li] [US: ʌn.ˈruː.li] wayward(obstinate, contrary and unpredictable) adjective [UK: ˈweɪ.wəd] [US: ˈweɪ.wərd] |